Bell cow?

High wire act

Old saw?

Sacrificial lamb

Stop on a dime?

On a wing and a prayer

扒一扒英语中箴言的内涵

At the water’s edge?

Swan song?

Gaming the system

Object lesson?

Local democracy bites the dust

Going back to the drawing board?

Peer review

Hit the hay?

We just got our head handed to us

Con artist?

Place to blow off some steam?

Golden rule?

Herculean proportions?

In the cross hairs?

Children are not cookie cutters

Team player?

Zero-hour contract

Dog whistle politics

Read the tea leaf?

A bucket list goal?

Close to the bone

In the doghouse?

Pants are on fire